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CHARLES STEVENS, 0F BURLINGTON, KENTUCKY.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES STEVENS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Burlington, in the county of Boone and State ofKentucky, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in Gates, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in a gate which isprovided with means for opening and closing in a vertical direction, ata distance so that a person on horseback or in a carriage may effect itsoperation without dismounting.

The object of this invention is to provide means which will accomplishthe closing and opening operations in a thoroughly eflicient andsatisfactory manner, and which will not, because of the simplicity ofits arrangement, become inoperative in snowy weather.

In addition to the operating means itself, the invention consists in thearrangement of the several parts of the gate.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the gateshown with all its parts in position for operation; Fig.2 is a viewshowing the gate in its open position; and Fig. 8 is a side elevationdesigned to illustrate clearly the operating means.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

Referring to the drawings,v 1 represents the gate proper which isconstructed of horizontal beams 2 and 3, and vertical beams 4 and 5. Ator near the center, the gate is braced by the vertical beam 6. Two beams7 and 8, extending outwardly in a diagonal direction, are fastened tothe gate at the points of intersection of the beams 2 and 5, 3 and 6respectively. These two angular beams are in turn fastened together andform with the gate a triangular stand on which it rests in both openedand closed positions. The entire frame-work of the gate, which may be ofany desired material, is covered with wire mesh. At its pivot end, thegate is position ed between two posts 9 and 10, and at its latch endbetween the posts 11 and 12. The posts 9 and 10, which are of somewhatgreater height than the gate, carry between them at their lower ends thebar 18, on which the gate is pivoted and on which it swings during itsoperation. The bar 13 passes at one end through the point ofintersection of the beams?) and 5, and at the other end Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed May 29, 1912.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913. Serial No. 700,465.

through the point of intersection of the angular beams 7 and 8. Theposts 11 and 12 support the bar 31 under which the latch is retainedwhen the gate is in its closed position, and are of somewhat less heightand somewhat closer together than the posts 9 and 10. A spring 14 issecured at one end to the post 9 in any convenient manner, and at itsother end is linked to two chains 15 and 16, which are securely fastenedto the beams 3 and 5 respectively. This spring, with the two chains 15and 16, forms a means for assisting in opening and closing the gate, thefunction of which will be hereinafter more fully described.

hen in its closed position, the gate is locked by a spring latch 17which is fastened at one end to the vertical gate beam 4 and at theother end to a rod 18. At or near the upper end of the vertical beam 6 astirrup 19 is secured thereto and passes over both sides of the beam 6,on which it is adapted to swing longitudinally at its point offastening. This stirrup is provided with a transverse bar 20 whichpasses through both of its ends. At the center of the bar 20 is securedthe bar 18 and at the ends of said bar 20, the ropes 21 and 22, whichpass to the supporting pulleys 23 and 24., secured at the upperextremities of the posts 9 and 10. From there on, the ropes 21 and 22pass to the supporting pulleys 25 and 26, which are secured to the posts27 and 28. These posts may be at any convenient dis tance from the gate.Two handles 29 and 30 are provided at the extremities of the ropes forthe convenience of the operator.

The operation of the gate is as follows: In its closed position, thespring latch 17, which has normally an outward pull, is held down by thetransverse bar 31, thus preventing the gate from tilting upward by theaction of the spring 14. When it is desired to open the gate, theoperator gives a slight downward pull on the handle of either of theropes 21 and 22. This causes the stirrup 19 to swing backward on itspivot, carrying with it the bar 18 to which the spring latch 17 issecured, thereby causing the latch to pass from under the transverse bar31. The spring 14:, which is the chief factor in opening and closing thegate, is normally under tension, together with the chain 15. The slightjar caused by the pulling of the rope and the releasing of the springlatch will cause the spring to pull upward upon the chain 15, therebyoverbalancing the gate at at its pivot end and causing it to swingupward until it reaches the vertical position shown in Fig. 2. Thespring is now swung around behind the post 9, thereby tightening thechain 16 and relieving the pressure on the chain 15. By pulling on therope the normal upward tension of the spring will be increasedsufficiently to cause it to contract and to overbalance the gate,thereby causing the same to fall back into its normal position, thespring latch passing under the bar 31 and effectually locking the gate.The entire operation of opening and closing the gate is thus effected bythe action of the spring 14, together with the two chains 15 and 16.

Having fully described my invention I claim:

1. The combination with posts, of a gate pivotally mounted at its lowerrear extremity between the posts, and a single spring connected to oneof the posts and different portions of the gate and operating to assistin both the opening and closing movements of the gate.

2. The combination with posts, of a gate pivotally mounted at the lowerportion of its rear extremity between the posts, a single springattached to one of the posts and having flexible connections engagingdifferent portions of the gate.

3. The combination with posts, of a gate pivotally mounted at the lowerportion of its rear extremity between the posts, a spring connected toone of the posts and different portions of the gate and pull devicesengaging the gate and posts and extending away 1n opposite directionsfrom the latter.

4. In a gate pivotally mounted between posts at the lower portion of itsrear extremity, means for assisting in the opening and closing movementsof said gate, consisting of a single spring secured at its upper end toone of the posts and having two connections at its lower end, oneattached to the vertical beam of the gate and the other to thehorizontal beam of the gate, and said connections being adapted to bealternately placed under tension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES STEVENS.

Witnesses:

AMBROSE E. NOWLIN, LEW W. HILL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

